About
I am Elvis Kwame Ofori, a Ghanaian researcher and writer based in Ireland.
My path has run from Ghana to China and now Ireland, and moving between those places has shaped how I think about policy. National decisions look very different once they reach households, farms, firms and communities, and that difference is what I study and write about.
The longer story: How I got here is a living account of the places, people and opportunities that shaped the work I do and the questions I now write about.
What I write about
This website is broader than my PhD. I use the blog to think through public policy, economics, science, technology, agriculture and food, Ghana and Africa, Ireland, the United States, books, research life and things I have noticed along the way. Some posts argue a case, some explain, and some are simply an attempt to make sense of something I have read, seen or experienced.
Research
I am a PhD Researcher and Research Assistant in Plant & AgriBiosciences at the University of Galway’s Ryan Institute. My doctoral work asks who actually carries the adjustment when a country sets agricultural, climate and land-use targets: which farms, which production systems and which places.
I work within the wider FUSION and FORESIGHT modelling environment at the University of Galway, which is also the context to keep in mind when I write about Irish agriculture and climate policy. My doctoral research is supervised by David Styles and Cathal O’Donoghue.
Background
Before moving to Ireland, I completed an MSc in Management Science and Engineering in China. My earlier research ranged across sustainability, energy, development and environmental policy, and that broader background still shapes what I choose to write about here.
Editorial standards
EKO Perspectives is a personal publication. I use public sources wherever possible and link directly to the evidence behind factual claims. I do not publish confidential, restricted, unpublished or under-review research results belonging to me or collaborators.
Where an affiliation, funder or research relationship is relevant to a post, I disclose it. If I make a substantive correction after publication, I note the correction and the date on the post. The aim is to keep a clear line between public evidence, my interpretation of it, and work that is not yet public.
Elsewhere
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Site note
This is my personal website. Views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my university, funders, collaborators or data providers.